Legalized theft
Imposing a Value-Added Tax (VAT) on system loss charges in electricity bills penalizes consumers for electricity they did not use, raising serious legal and…
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Imposing a Value-Added Tax (VAT) on system loss charges in electricity bills penalizes consumers for electricity they did not use, raising serious legal and…
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House Assistant Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Sarah Elago called for the urgent removal of the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) on basic…
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More than a mere tax issuance, RR 15-2025 reaffirms a public policy first expressed nearly six decades ago: that retirement benefits are not a gratuity but a…
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The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) urged policymakers to take a cautious approach to tax reforms aligned with proposals from the Organisation for…
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Starting March, residents will no longer pay the 12 percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on their water bills, with full refunds for…
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What is outrageous is the monstrosity of taxing even the food that the aged and persons with disabilities take to nourish their fading life.
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Marikina Mayor Maan Teodoro signed a series of ordinances Monday granting full tax relief to small businesses and offering a 100 percent amnesty on penalties…
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Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday renewed his call for the passage of a measure seeking to remove the travel tax imposed on Filipinos flying economy class abroad.
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Following the death of the family patriarch, the surviving heirs executed an extrajudicial settlement waiving their rights over the family property in favor of…
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Currently, the Philippines and Indonesia impose the highest VAT in the region at 12 percent, while Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos impose only 10 percent.
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From 12 percent, Senator Erwin Tulfo is pushing to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) to 10 percent, citing the rising inflation.
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DHSUD’s proposed study aims to place economic housing projects under a more transparent, rules-based, and predictable tax incentive framework.
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‘This is a big help to all housing stakeholders, especially our homebuyers. It will significantly speed up the production of socialized housing.’
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Ellizer Manza, who tends his family’s two-hectare plot in Lopez, Quezon province, has seen no improvement since Washington scrapped the 19 percent levy on…
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Cost savings are expected to improve the profitability of export-oriented processors, encouraging them to buy more raw product and offer higher prices to…
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Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) may soon see lower compliance costs under a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal to exempt more…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Monday underscored that the government’s fight against corruption must serve the interests of all Filipinos —…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday emphasized that the government's fight against corruption must serve the interests of all…
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